Quotes about Resilience

I have the problems of, I must confess, old age.

Sometimes life touches one person with a bouquet and another with a thorn bush, But the first may find a wasp in the flowers, and the second may discover roses among the thorns.

Mark my word, the day is coming when it's going to cost to live for Jesus Christ. We are, more and more, a minority, and that's exactly what it was like in the first century.

We need to fortify ourselves with the Word of God.

Nothing will drive us to our knees quicker than trouble.

God wants us to be broken in spirit so that He can make us strong at the broken places

Most of all, let the Word of God fill you and renew your mind every day. When our minds are on Christ, Satan has little room to maneuver.

Anxiety and fear are like baby tigers: The more you feed them, the stronger they grow.

God's strength is made perfect in weakness. The weaker I became, the more powerful became the preaching.

Jesus asked His followers to count the cost carefully, lest they should turn back when they met with suffering and privation. He told His followers that the world would hate them.

Put God to the test when troubles come. He won't let you down. In the midst of a painful illness, Paul begged God to intervene and take it away. But God replied, "My grace is sufficient for you" (2 Corinthians 12:9). It was sufficient for Paul, and it will be for you.

The time to prepare for life's disappointments and hurts is in advance.